{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-24.03a.725","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 24.03A.725","heading":"Limitations on charitable corporations.","body":"(1) A charitable corporation may merge only with:\n(a) Another charitable corporation;\n(b) A foreign corporation that, if it were a domestic corporation, would qualify under this chapter as a charitable corporation; or\n(c) A foreign or domestic for-profit or nonprofit corporation, or unincorporated entity, only if the charitable corporation is the surviving corporation and continues to qualify as a charitable corporation after the merger.\n(2) No member of a charitable corporation may receive or keep anything as a result of a merger other than a membership in the surviving charitable corporation, unless:\n(a) The attorney general, or the court in a proceeding in which the attorney general has been given notice, has provided prior written consent; or\n(b) The member is a charitable corporation, another entity that is organized and operated exclusively for one or more charitable purposes, the federal government, or a tribal, state, or local government.","path":["Title 24","Chapter 24.03A"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=24.03A.725","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:39:38Z","sha256":"e57d96ba9ce063829d18c4eb1970c936a3978e29af65c4490da572a0d1e02c3e","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-24.03a.720","next":"us-wa/rcw-24.03a.730"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}